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Arnold Dean Cook, 77, of Vale, passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2026 at Carolina Caring in Newton.

Mr. Fred Jonas Houser, 83, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2026, at his residence.

James "Jim" Smith, 75, passed away on March 5, 2026, at his residence.

Blacksburg - Peggy Lewis Beckham, 79, of 247 Jumping Branch Road, passed away Friday, March 6, 2026 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC.

Grover - Elvie Inez Hayes Allen, 95, passed away March 5th, 2026, at Atrium Health Kings Mountain.

Helen Christine Homesley Lamoureux, age 92, of Cherryville, passed away March 5, 2026, peacefully at her home.

Mr. Donald Ray Ledbetter, age 60, passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2026 at Piedmont Hospital.

Joseph Claude Wray, 64, native of Cleveland County, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2026 while at home.

Barry Eugene Rikard, 75, passed away on March 5, 2026 at his home in Kings Mountain, NC.

James Edward Weaver, 85, of Shelby, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2026, at the Wendover Hospice House.

William "Bill" Arey Morton Jr., a beloved husband and devoted family man, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2026, at the age of 75.

Blacksburg - Evelyn Whitt "Granny" Reynolds, 89, passed away Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 at Caromont Regional Medical Center.

Gaffney - Sheila Ann Putnam White, age 76, of Gaffney, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2026.

Blacksburg - Sandra Bolin Risica, 68, of 203 W. Church Street, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2026 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City, NC.

Leon George Barry, 102, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2026, at his home in Shelby, North Carolina.

Mason Christiansen won the 5K Trail Race at the Broad River Greenway Heart & Sole Trail Races in Boiling Springs on February 28th.

Mason Christiansen won the 5K Trail Race at the Broad River Greenway Heart & Sole Trail Races in Boiling Springs on February 28th.
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Mason Christiansen is pictured in stride during the 5K trail race at the Broad River Greenway Heart & Sole event in Boiling Springs on February 28th. To see more upcoming events visit www.broadrivergreenway.com

Runners take off at the start of this year's Broad River Greenway 5K and 10 mile Trail Races on Saturday, February 28th.

Lawrence Michael Henderson, 62, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on March 04, 2026 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC.

Robert Douglas Huffstetler, of Kings Mountain, NC, went to be with his Lord and Savior on March 3, 2026 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC.

Pamela "Pam" Kay Blanton Brackett, 54, passed away on Saturday, February 28, 2026 at her home.

Lorraine Mattero Royster, 75, of Shelby passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at her home.

Dennis Lee Nail, 72, of High Shoals, NC, passed away on March 2, 2026 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia.

Edward Anthony Roberts, 85, of York, SC, passed away on March 02, 2026 at his home.